in rear, headway to chase leaders 8th, upsides 2 out, ridden to lead before last, headed soon after, faded flat
led, headed 1st, led after 7th, hit 11th and 12th, ridden and headed before 3 out, hit 2 out, blundered last, weakened flat
held up, jumped right 2nd and 3rd, not fluent 5th, ridden before 4 out, adrift 2 out, stayed on under pressure from last
close up, led 1st, awkward on bend and headed after 7th, blundered 8th, reminder 9th, ridden after 12th, lost ground 2 out, bad mistake last, kept on strongly flat
held up in midfield, chased leader 10th, close up 4 out, led narrowly before 3 out, headed before last, jumped into lead last, ran on strongly flat
Champagne Well was less than fluent at Wetherby on his chasing bow and finished a distant third. One Night In Milan was pulled-up after a blunder in the same race at Wetherby while Geordie B and Remastered make their hurdling debuts. ELF DE RE (NAP) came up against Protektorat, rated 143, over 2m here on his first outing over fences. He ran well until fading in the closing stages and Sandy Thomson’s charge will know more today.
Champagne Well (IRE) 15-8 (11-2) Midfield, jumped left 1st, slow 11th, bumped 12th and soon pushed, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 8, 15 3/4l behind Shan Blue (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 3f (4) gs in Oct.
Elf De Re (FR) 9-2 (11-2) Close-up second throughout, jumped well, second approaching 3 out, soon ridden 2 out, lost second last, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 19l behind Protektorat (11-2) at Carlisle 2m (3) gs in Oct.
Geordie B 7-2 (11-6) Led until 1st, prominent, ridden before 4 out, soon beaten, well behind when pulled up before 2 out, at Doncaster 3m hcp (2) hvy in Feb.
One Night In Milan (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Prominent, bad mistake 4th and quickly pulled up, at Wetherby 2m 3f (4) gs in Oct.
Remastered 8-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, ridden when not clear run and switched right before 2 out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 15, 16l behind Main Fact (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
